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Weber pitches well but Braves lose to Phillies

The Braves right-hander gave up two runs in seven in innings in his major league debut, a 5-0 loss to the Phillies. (Video by David O'Brien)
By Staff reports
Sept 9, 2015

Starter Ryan Weber pitched well in his major-league debut but the Braves lost to the Phillies 5-0 Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

Called up from Triple-A Gwinnett, Weber (0-1) worked six innings and was charged with six hits, two runs and one walk with two strikeouts.

After snapping a 12-game skid in Monday’s series opener, the Braves went 0-f0r-10 with runners in scoring position and lost for the 20th time in their past 22 games and 27th time in 30 road games.

The last-place Phillies (54-85) pulled back to within one game of the Braves (55-84) in the National League East standings.

ExploreRead David O'Brien's complete game recap here on MyAJC.com.

By the numbers

ExploreSee the Braves-Phillies box score here.

So that's who he is

ExploreWeber, who ones Braves player compared to Greg Maddux on the mound, looks so young that when he came up to introduce himself to Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez in the hotel lobby on Monday, Gonzalez, not knowing who he was, thought Weber was going to ask him to sign a ball.

Roster moves

ExploreBraves add outfielder, will keep Wisler in bullpen for now.

Looking ahead to 2016

ExploreThe Braves will open next season at home against the Washington Nationals on April 4, after opening on the road in each of the past two seasons and four of the past five.

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